🏝️ Away Islanders 26-47-4 before this game

2–4

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NYI	0	1	1	2
BOS	1	1	2	4

Islanders at Bruins

Bruins beat Islanders 4–2 at TD Garden on March 31, 2001.

🗓 Sat, Mar 31, 2001 · 18:00 CST 📍 TD Garden, Boston 🏒 2000-01 🔁 Bruins lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐻 BOS

Jason Allison

3 G

6 shots · 20:36 TOI · +1

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Dave Scatchard

2 A

2 shots · 17:15 TOI · +1

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Sergei Samsonov

1 G

4 shots · 23:32 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🐻 Jason Allison Go-ahead 1st · 07:46

Assists: Bill Guerin, Eric Weinrich · beat Chris Terreri

0–1

2nd period

🏝️ Eric Cairns Tying 2nd · 08:37

Assists: Taylor Pyatt, Dave Scatchard · beat Byron Dafoe

1–1

🐻 Sergei Samsonov Go-ahead 2nd · 15:23

Assists: Kyle McLaren, Joe Thornton · beat Chris Terreri

1–2

3rd period

🏝️ Branislav Mezei Tying 3rd · 11:38

Assists: Dave Scatchard · beat Byron Dafoe

2–2

🐻 Jason Allison Go-ahead 3rd · 18:41

Assists: P.J. Axelsson, Peter Popovic · beat Chris Terreri

2–3

🐻 Jason Allison Empty net 3rd · 19:39

Unassisted

2–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI BOS🐻

23 Shots on goal 24

28 Hits 32

13 Blocked shots 10

2 Takeaways 9

5 Giveaways 8

13 Penalty minutes 5

NYI shooting 8.7% (2/23) BOS shooting 16.7% (4/24)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Chris Terreri

20/23

.870 SV% · 3 GA · 59:30 TOI

🐻Bruins

Byron Dafoe

21/23

.913 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–2

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏝️Islanders

L1 Lapointe · Connolly · Czerkawski 20:23

L2 Scatchard · Kvasha · Parrish 16:54

L3 Pyatt · Kolnik · Muckalt 13:39

L4 Berube · Martins · Webb 7:07

D1 Chara · Hamrlik 22:50

D2 Jonsson · Galley 20:04

D3 Cairns · Mezei 17:07

🐻Bruins

L1 Samsonov · Thornton · Guerin 22:20

L2 Allison · Kovalenko · Rolston 19:36

L3 Ward · Axelsson · Eloranta 13:12

L4 Nazarov · Mann · Knuble 7:13

D1 Weinrich · McLaren 22:40

D2 Sweeney · Popovic 18:36

D3 Kultanen · Gill 15:48

⚔️ Last meetings

Bruins lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ NYI vs BOS, answered

Who won Islanders vs Bruins on March 31, 2001?

Bruins won 4–2.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Bruins?

The final score was Islanders 2, Bruins 4.

Who scored for Islanders?

Branislav Mezei, Eric Cairns.

Who scored for Bruins?

Jason Allison (3), Sergei Samsonov.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Chris Terreri made 20 saves on 23 shots (.870 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Byron Dafoe made 21 saves on 23 shots (.913 save percentage).

Where is Islanders vs Bruins played?

At TD Garden in Boston, the Bruins home rink.

What is the Islanders vs Bruins season series?

Bruins lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Mar 29

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Mar 30

Also on March 31, 2001

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